The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for March 04, 2022

It is said that man is the only creature that goes to sleep when not tired, and who gets up when he is tired.

You need to set the alarm on the other side of the room.

When you retire, you will forget about your alarm clock. But you will wake up anyway early in the morning. This is what happen to me

This sounds like a Johnny Carson joke.

How is that different than any other day?

My wife used to do that. Then we got together. The alarm would go off at 3:00am and 3:10 and 3:20. That lasted 1 day. Set the alarm for 3:20 or get up at 3:00. There is a spare room if you are not happy with those choices. She opened a restaurant and I work from home.

Never needed an alarm clock. No matter what time I had to get up. Never late. Early. Been retired 22 years and still no clock around. Like to beat the sun and birds up.

did it stick to your hand too?

Up at 5 every day without an alarm clock. Drives my wife, dog and cat crazy.

Those mornings do happen, Thorny!

We all have those days when it’s harder to get up than most other days. However, few of us have the physical proof of that conflict. While it was a monumental battle, you did make it to work and that’s what counts for now. There will be better days ahead when you will have little need for the alarm component of your clock …

Now the water cooler is making an imprint on his arm.

My current alarm clock is tabby and white with four feet.

good thing the imprint was only from alarm clock…

I almost always wake up 5 minuets before the alarm goes off. Don’t know if that’s good or not but I just get up and GO!

Although retired I still get up early. However, getting going is another story.

At least you know you are alive.

I had chronic insomnia when working. I actually fell asleep about 4a. I had to get up for work at 6a. I am very familiar with the use of a snooze button, but I was never late for work. I was just tired all the time. All day, all night.

ba dum tss